Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common heritage at some levels,Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common heritage at some levels, yet at the same time there are vast historical and cultural differences Likewise, approaches to Caribbean heritage preservation are similarly diverse in range and scope This volume addresses the problem of how Caribbean nations deal with the challenges of protecting their cultural heritages or patrimonies within the context of pressing economic development concerns Is there formal legislation that requires cultural patrimony to be considered prior to the approval of development projects Does legislation apply only to government funded projects or to private ones as well Are there levels of legislation local, regional, national Are heritage preservation laws enforced For whom is the heritage protected and what public outreach is implemented to disseminate the information acquired and retained In this volume, practitioners of heritage management on the frontline of their own islands address the current state of affairs across the Caribbean to present a comprehensive overview of Caribbean heritage preservation challenges Considerable variability is seen in how determined and serious different nations are in approaching the responsibilities of heritage preservation Packaging these diverse scenarios into a single volume is a critical step in raising awareness of the importance of protecting and judiciously managing an ever diminishing fund of Caribbean heritage for all ContributorsTodd M Ahlman Beno t B rard Milton Eric Branford Richard T Callaghan Kevin Farmer R Grant Gil III Jay B Haviser Ainsley C Henriques William F Keegan Bruce J Larson Paul E Lewis Vel Lewis Reg Murphy Michael P Pateman Winston F Phulgence Esteban Prieto Vicioso Basil A Reid Andrea Richards Elizabeth Righter Kelley Scudder Temple Peter E Siegel Christian Stouvenot Daniel Torres Etayo

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Marilyn Johnson

This was an important book for my research into Caribbean archaeology: a collection of dispatches, reports from the archaeologists working now on the ground in a part of the world that hurricanes try to erase each year, where development is difficult to contain, preservation efforts are frequently hollow, and the inhabitants are often ambivalent about history. There is no update on the archaeology of Haiti because the editors could find no one working there. Even the island where I visited and d [...]